Reversed Justice and Temperance…

You made a decision, long ago. Maybe it seemed small. Maybe you told yourself it was justified, even necessary. But deep down, you knew — it broke your moral compass. The scales tipped, not by fate, but by your own hand.

And now, in the shadows of your life, something has begun to stir. It stalks you not with claws, but with memory. It creeps through dreams. It watches you in mirrors. The truth, unacknowledged, has grown teeth. Temperance should bring peace — but here, she is not a balm. She is a guardian, warning you that the monster you’ve made will not be tamed without deep, internal healing.

But the longer you delay, the more distorted her face becomes. Her wings start to darken. Her pool turns to sludge. This card is your last ally, your final line before the monster of reversed Justice consumes everything you are. If your past decision is not brought into alignment with your values — if you do not seek amends, speak the truth, or face what you did — you will become the very thing you fear. Make it right. Or become the horror.

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”— Stephen King

Justice Reversed and Temperance from the Horror Tarot by Todd Alcott